Mop wringer



W. B. GATES.

MOP WRINGER.

APPLICATION FILED 050.9 1919 5 2 1 Patent ed Jan. 31, 1922.

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WILLIAM B. GATES, OF WILKINSIBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR T0 FRANKLIN E.STURGEON, OF TARENTUM, PENNSYLVANIA.

MOP WRINGER.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented J an. 31, 1922.

Application filed December 9, 1919. Serial No. 343,502.

To all whom it, may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM B. GATEs, a citizen of the United States,residing at Wilkinsburg, in the county of Allegheny and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in MopNringers, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in mop wringers, and moreparticularly to a mop wringer designed to be readily applied to anddisconnected from a bucket.

The prime object of the present invention is to provide a simple andefficient device of the character mentioned of relatively light weightand of such a construction that it may be applied to and removed frombuckets or pails of the usual and well known construction.

In the accompanying drawing which illustrates an application ofmyinvention,

Fig. 1 is a vertical sectional view of a bucket showing the mop wringerapplied thereto;

Fig. 2, an elevational view of a bucket showing my invention embodiedtherewith;

Fig. 8, a front view of the mop wringer removed from the bucket; and

Fig. 4, a horizontal sectional view taken on line 44 of Fig. 3.

Referring to the drawing, 1 designates a pail or bucket of the usualconstruction having a flange or rim 2 and a handle 3.

The mop wringer, as illustrated and as preferred, includes a supportingplate or ele ment 4 shaped to conform with a portion of the bucket. Saidelement 4 is designed to project above the rim 2 of the bucket and isprovided with end lugs 5 and a central lug 6. Said lugs are adapted toextend downwardly over and engage the rim 2 of the bucket. The centrallug 6 is formed with a threaded opening 7 adapted to receive a threadedbolt or pin 8, the latter having a thumb piece 9 for convenience inadjusting the bolt relatively to the outer surface of the bucket towhich the mop wringer is attached.

From the above, it will be noted that the central lug 6 cooperating withthe adjust able pin 7 provides a simple and convenient clamping meansfor securing the member 4 to the bucket, and that the lugs 5 aid inmaintaining said member in the desired operative position. v

Secured to the element 4 and adapted to be supported in operativeposition on the bucket by said element is a basket-like structure 10.

As illustrated and as preferred, the basket j structure which is adaptedto receive the mop, not shown, is formed of wire, and is soldered to orotherwise connected with its supporting element 4. As shown, said baskethas a portion thereof directly connected .7

for wringing the mop. The inverted coneshaped bottom holds'the mop whileit is being twisted, thus enabling a coil to be formed, so that whenpressure is exerted by a downward thrust of the mop handle, the mop iseffectively wrung.

While a wire basket of the character shown and the means illustrated forattaching the basket to its supporting elementprovide a simple andefficient construction, the mop receiving member or basket may be oi anyopenwork or other suitable construction adapted to receive a mop andcooperate in the operation of wringing. Said mop receiving structuremaybe riveted orotherwise secured to its supporting element.

Attention is called to the fact that the element 4 extends upwardlybeyond the upper edge of the bucket, thus providing means for preventingwater, etc., during the operation of wringing, from running over the topof the bucket.

What I claim is:

A mop wringer including a basket structure comprising an invertedtruncated cone shaped body portion and an inverted cone shaped bottomportion, a supporting element secured directly to the basket, an armsecured to the basket and projecting therefrom and attached to thesupporting mem WILLIAM GATES.

Witnesses:

J. M. GnoGHEoAN, LOIS WINEMAN. r

